09-25-2023, 01:17 PM
(09-25-2023, 11:20 AM)WeezyBengal Wrote: To be fair, they did adjust last year. They threw the ball underneath a TON. They didn't rely on explosive plays once a lot of teams started playing a ton of cover 2 against us. We were bottom in the league in total explosive plays.
People don't want to hear it, but this offense was good last year, not bad. They were top 5 in passing yards per game and 7th in points per game. They were ranked pretty high in pretty much every major offensive statistical category. One of the only things they really struggled with was running the ball.
I've also seen stuff schemed up so far this year that takes advantage of pre snap motion (timed up with with the snap) and other "newish" concepts - they just don't do NEARLY as much of it as teams like Miami dooes because honestly, the Bengals don't have to. They rely on timing routes, the skill of the elite WRs, and the accuracy of their QB to move the ball...there isn't anything wrong with that.
Everyone wants to crown Miami as some generetional offense, but just wait. Defenses will adjust and the tried and true method of run/pass will prevail.
Using motion is not considered "scheming" the way we use it. Our goal is simply to provide Joe a tell as to what the defense is playing so he can get the ball out much faster. Scheming with motion is what Miami does in giving Hill a running start which is tremendously difficult to cover. Miami was showing signs last year of what they are doing now, excellent offense the gets playmakers free which opens the door to the run game.
"They rely on timing routes, the skill of the elite WRs, and the accuracy of their QB to move the ball...there isn't anything wrong with that." We very rarely have free runners. And when we do it is due to a break down in defense or a flaw Joe/Coaches witnessed on an earlier play; see Chase's famous hole shot vs KC.
Our method is much more difficult in that it requires a WR to win every route or make a contested catch, and for Joe to make a close to perfect throw.
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We do scheme for the TE occasionally. Hurst TD vs Bills and the almost TD vs KC, and Wilcox's TD vs the Bucs were all excellently schemed plays. I can recall a 3 for the RB's; Evans vs Detroit and TD vs KC, Mixon's last week were nice.
